<p>I applied to the Undergrad Science department, and on the Mcgill site Advanced</a> Placement examinations it says that non-science courses are transferable, up to 18 credits.</p>
<p>So if i'm majoring in, say, biochem, i can use my AP credits for tests like US history, english lang, english lit, US gov? English lang and lit are understandable, but do people take US history and gov in a science major? </p>
<p>When colleges give you credits, do they differentiate between scores of 4 and 5?</p>
<p>Quoted from site:
NOTE: Advanced Placement results with a score of 4 or better must be declared at the time of initial registration at the University. Final Advanced placement results must be sent directly to ARR from the College Board in order to receive advanced standing. </p>
<p>^ means official report should be sent after APs are over for senior year?
i know some schools like UofT wants them earlier.</p>
<p>yes. Ide show u the link but im too lazy to look for it.
Most classes though you just need a 4 for the credit at mcGill.
A few you need only a three i think. And maybe like 1 u need a 5.</p>
<p>bigtwix, jw do you go to mcgill? are you speaking out of experience?
i read in another mcgill post somewhere that for undergrad science, they do actually accept science and math courses. but that's obviously not what the site says and in no way reliable. any confirmations?
oh also, if i send my grades without senior year's first semester (grades actually come out Jan 20ish), is that acceptable? i know they said something about interim grades, but it wasn't exactly clear.</p>
<p>While it is a good strategy to carry in AP credits, and my daughter did so, be aware that if you earn too many (30 or more) you will be placed in Year 1, rather than Year 0, as an incoming student, essentially skipping the first year and graduating in three years. This will save money, but as a Year 1 entrant you are forced to declare a major right away and cant wait that first year to see what may interest you the most.</p>
<p>What my daughter has done is to take four courses a semester ( you will see the benefit of that when you enter McGill, esp. for lab courses ), take one summer course in May each year and use the AP credits to fill in. She is finishing her third year and right on track credit-wise to graduate in four years.</p>
<p>Hey McGilldad, how does summer school work at McGill, is it just a 3 week course in may?</p>
<p>to OP: I don't know if they don't take AP science credits, but I know of at least one kid who got AP Calc credit (he was doing integral calculus first semester when it's regularly a second semester class). I know they take IB credit (my friend is in first year, basically, off of IB credit, so that must've included math and science stuff).</p>
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<p>It depends. Many summer courses are 4 weeks in May (plus "exam period" consisting of the last 2 days of the month), but others are offered in smaller doses per week over a longer period (e.g. May-June for, say, some Education classes), or at different times (June, July, August). Back in the olden days of MARS (McGill's Automated Registration System before MINERVA) the May summer term was the C term (Fall was A, Winter was B, year-long courses were "D" terms), and there were a bunch of other summer semesters (like "L" for June classes, I think). Anyway, as far as I know, most summer courses are May classes, so you still have June, July and August free.</p>
<p>Blobof nailed it. Because McGill ends the spring term so early, you can take the May summer school course and still get back home close to the same time as your friends at US colleges. It has never effected my daughter's ability to get a summer job either. (Of course, now she stays in Montreal all summer.)</p>
<p>I just called mcgill and i'm going to answer my own questions for anyone that might also be wondering. so Mcgill DOES take AP science and math credits (no limited number), but it only takes 18 non-AP math and science credits max for the science department. I thought that was a bit vague.
they also don't differentiate between scores of 4 and 5.
AP scores should be sent by the deadline March 15, but any tests taken in May can also be reported later on.
thank you admissions officer :D</p>